BOSTON – A former U.S. Postal Service employee has been caught in a web of deceit, pleading guilty to fraudulently obtaining worker’s compensation for medical travel.
Joseph Scimone, 72, of Stoneham, pleaded guilty to one count of fraud in obtaining federal employee compensation.
The crime unfolded from 2011 to 2017, when Scimone, a former letter carrier, submitted dozens of travel vouchers to the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) for travel to fitness centers in Lexington, Lynnfield and Bedford for dates when he did not actually use those gyms or used a different gym of closer proximity.
The fraudulent submissions totaled approximately $24,906, a staggering amount that highlights the severity of Scimone’s actions.
On [unavailable], Scimone was sentenced by U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler to three months of probation and ordered to pay a fine of $2,500 and restitution of $24,906.
Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb and Eileen Neff, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Postal Service, Office of the Inspector General, Northeast Area Office, made the announcement today.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Eugenia M. Carris of Weinreb’s Public Corruption and Special Prosecutions Unit prosecuted the case.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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